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. >> a wave of deadly attacks rocking iraq today. (siren sounding) >> more than 90 people killed and nearly 400 wounded in one of the most brutal days in that country this year. insurgents targeting security forces in 13 different cities, gunning down soldiers at an army post and bombing police recruits waiting in line to apply for jobs. so far no one is taking responsibility for the attacks, but the government blaming al-qaeda and the group has promised to pay back areas it was forced out of before the u.s. troops withdrew from that country last year. also, in iraq today, political turmoil to go along with all of this violencet saw. the country's fugitive vice-president sentenced to death and an iraqi court convicting him. and his son-in-law of master minding the killers of a lawyer and government security official. he denies the charges and has been a fugitive in turkey and sparking sectarian tension there is and fueling resistance against the government. a christian pastor in iran. we told, but this last night on fox report. he wa
. >> a wave of deadly attacks rocking iraq today. (siren sounding) >> more than 90 people killed and nearly 400 wounded in one of the most brutal days in that country this year. insurgents targeting security forces in 13 different cities, gunning down soldiers at an army post and bombing police recruits waiting in line to apply for jobs. so far no one is taking responsibility for the attacks, but the government blaming al-qaeda and the group has promised to pay back areas it was...
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it's the same thing we saw in iraq for the gentleman who was responsible for the kidnapping and killing of five soldiers. the iraqis and released him, as well. you see failed policies coming from this administration about foreign policy detain epolicy and on national security. >> he was released in 2007. not during this administration. but i'm curious wouldn't you have expected that we would have monitored him? >> you are absolutely supposed to be tracking him. having spent two and a half years in afghanistan we had many individuals who came out of guantanamo and out to the battlefield. the rate of residism is quite high. once again greta, on 9/11 you are supposed to have a tight end sense of security and preparedness all across the globose that's a time when the radical islamists are going to look for a weakness and exploit it. all the indicator showed there was something leading up to the event that was happening. including five or six attacks in benghazi. >> there was some question whether the u.s. had a warning or not. i actually am sort of dismiss i have of that. i don't think you
it's the same thing we saw in iraq for the gentleman who was responsible for the kidnapping and killing of five soldiers. the iraqis and released him, as well. you see failed policies coming from this administration about foreign policy detain epolicy and on national security. >> he was released in 2007. not during this administration. but i'm curious wouldn't you have expected that we would have monitored him? >> you are absolutely supposed to be tracking him. having spent two and...
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powell powell said if we went into iraq, that would be the pottery barn test -- if we break it, we own. this is the case with president obama with egypt, libya and most of the arab spring, which is radical government in countries that helph people, albeit authority eightive that we were able to deal with and understood our interests and helped to protect our interests. this president is presiding over, as you point out, a swelling cal dron that shows what happens when the world economy is not led by a strong american resolve. >> eric: sally, is this an abysmal foreign policy as tony said? >> no. there are two very different philosophies here of foreign policy, one in which the united states tries to impose its will on the world and the other, which has been the president's take all along, which says, we are going to be an ally to people who seek human rights, democracy and freedom around the world, which is trying to spread american values and american interests around the globe, but not impose them. allow them to take root, authentically. there is a struggle happening right now in the
powell powell said if we went into iraq, that would be the pottery barn test -- if we break it, we own. this is the case with president obama with egypt, libya and most of the arab spring, which is radical government in countries that helph people, albeit authority eightive that we were able to deal with and understood our interests and helped to protect our interests. this president is presiding over, as you point out, a swelling cal dron that shows what happens when the world economy is not...
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in the combined wars in iraq and afghanistan, nearly 6600 americans have been killed. almost 50,000 wounded. while all life is sacred, those figures are nothing like the vietnam war. however, i believe most historians will look back on the iraq war as being a mistake. we could have brought saddam to his knees by blockading his country. we didn't have to invade it. the weapons of mass destruction deal through all calibrations out. but we did not need iraq in order to win the war on terror. afghanistan is another matter. we had to remove the taliban and we did. the problem is that afghan society is largely corrupt and the usa has not been able to neutralize that corruption. so we're caught in a country that will not cooperate in helping itself become a free state. money and tribal conflicts rule in afghanistan. that has hurt america badly. again, we had to fight the war. president obama has done a good job in neutralizing al-qaeda, his killer drone strategy decimated that group. president bush did a good job in hammering al-qaeda after 9-11. his strategy of isolating and
in the combined wars in iraq and afghanistan, nearly 6600 americans have been killed. almost 50,000 wounded. while all life is sacred, those figures are nothing like the vietnam war. however, i believe most historians will look back on the iraq war as being a mistake. we could have brought saddam to his knees by blockading his country. we didn't have to invade it. the weapons of mass destruction deal through all calibrations out. but we did not need iraq in order to win the war on terror....
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al qaeda in iraq. the president said the war in iraq is over. al qaeda in iraq at are double what they were last year. we've seen al qaeda in the a rabe european peninsula in yemen. its control of territory has somewhat increased along southern parts. i think the reality is we're not seeing the words of the administration translate into actions on the ground. jon: why, for instance, did we not have better security at our outpost in libya? >> i can't answer that question but what i can say, as you noted, a couple of minutes ago, is, it is stunased on the sheer number of attacks over the past several months in ben dpauzsy alone, including an attack against the british ambassador that we did not have better security for our ambassador who is at the consulate in benghazi. really was a very serious terrorist threat in that area. jon: susan rice, the u.s. ambassador to the u.n. was on the sunday shows saying those were spontaneous uprisings especially there in libya and it was not any kind of a coordinated attack. your thoughts? >> well it is interest
al qaeda in iraq. the president said the war in iraq is over. al qaeda in iraq at are double what they were last year. we've seen al qaeda in the a rabe european peninsula in yemen. its control of territory has somewhat increased along southern parts. i think the reality is we're not seeing the words of the administration translate into actions on the ground. jon: why, for instance, did we not have better security at our outpost in libya? >> i can't answer that question but what i can...
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it's spilling into lebanon and iraq which we have completely abandoned. if mitt romney does get through this, he will be facing a dangerous world. >> paul: what should romney say to that he is a warmonger? >> i would regard it as infantile remark, suggesting that your opponent is going to start a war when there is no evidence of that. let me give you one example. president of france said we cannot just stand by while terrorists take over mali, northern africa which has been under salt by islamist extremists. in his interview, barack obama says middle east and northern africa is moving toward an area of peace and prosperity. he has stuck his head in the sand. >> we turn to control of the senate and can scott brown hold on to ted kennedy's old seat or ♪ [ female announcer ] for everything your face has to face. face it with puffs facial tissues. puffs has air-fluffed pillows for 40% more cushiony thickness. face every day with puffs softness. >>. >> paul: turning to the bye for control of the united states senate. this week we look at the race in massachu
it's spilling into lebanon and iraq which we have completely abandoned. if mitt romney does get through this, he will be facing a dangerous world. >> paul: what should romney say to that he is a warmonger? >> i would regard it as infantile remark, suggesting that your opponent is going to start a war when there is no evidence of that. let me give you one example. president of france said we cannot just stand by while terrorists take over mali, northern africa which has been under...
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my choice is to do what my crew did for me in a dusty field in iraq. on november 12, 2004, i was copilotting my blackhawk north of baghdad when we started taking enemy fire. a rocket propelled grenade hit our helicopter, exploding in my lap, ripping off one leg, crushing the other, and tearing my right arm apart. but i kept trying to fly until i passed out. and that moment, my survival and the survival of my entire crew depended on all of us pulling together. even though they were wounded themselves and insurgents were nearby, they simply refused to leave a fallen comrade behind. their heroism is why i'm alive today. and ultimately -- [ cheers and applause ] ultimately that is what this election is about. yes, it's about the issues that matter to me, building -- (chance of usa! usa! ) building an economy that will create jobs here at home, that will -- and outcompete countries around the world. but it's also about something else. it's about whether we do for our fellow americans what my crew did for me, whether we'll look out for the hardest hit and th
my choice is to do what my crew did for me in a dusty field in iraq. on november 12, 2004, i was copilotting my blackhawk north of baghdad when we started taking enemy fire. a rocket propelled grenade hit our helicopter, exploding in my lap, ripping off one leg, crushing the other, and tearing my right arm apart. but i kept trying to fly until i passed out. and that moment, my survival and the survival of my entire crew depended on all of us pulling together. even though they were wounded...
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he said it was tragic to leave iraq and then he said it was fine. he said we should have he ran down a hallway to run away from the reporters who were asking questions. then he said the intervention was too aggressive. and then he said the world was a better place because the intervention succeeded. talk about being for it before you were against it. [ cheers and applause ] mr. romney, mr. romney, mr. romney, here is a little advice, before you debate barak obama on foreign policy, you better finish the debate with yourself. [ cheers and applause ] president mitt romney, three very hypothetical words that mystify and alienated our allies this summer. for mitt romney an overseas trip is what you call it when you trip all over yourself overseas. you know, it wasn't a goodwill mission. it was a blooper reel. but, but, but a romney-ryan foreign policy would be anything but funny. every president of both parties for 60 years has worked for nuclear arms control, but not mitt romney. republican sos of state from kissinger to powell to rice, president bush,
he said it was tragic to leave iraq and then he said it was fine. he said we should have he ran down a hallway to run away from the reporters who were asking questions. then he said the intervention was too aggressive. and then he said the world was a better place because the intervention succeeded. talk about being for it before you were against it. [ cheers and applause ] mr. romney, mr. romney, mr. romney, here is a little advice, before you debate barak obama on foreign policy, you better...
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as you know, iraq is won by a shia majority government. they are worried about being -- seeing president assad fall to insurgents in syria. they see this as a matter of national survival. that's probably why they willing to tolerate this overflight. >>shepard: is it fair to say that this began as sort of a people's uprising and switched to a bit a civil war, and, now, could be considered a religious conflict? >>guest: well, on the last point, sectarian religious part is based on the knick -- ethnic differences, the shia here, they have certain ethnic differences from other syrian groups. yes, i am just sort of adding nuance, there is a strong divide here, the shia in syria are the minority, the opposite of iraq, and they are in power assad sad was the minority sunni in iraq until he was overthrown back in 2003 so it is the reverse image of iraq and you have a lot of the same kind of potential for an ugly sectarian and religious war. >>shepard: there are a lot of calls out there for the united states to get involved with a line drawn in the
as you know, iraq is won by a shia majority government. they are worried about being -- seeing president assad fall to insurgents in syria. they see this as a matter of national survival. that's probably why they willing to tolerate this overflight. >>shepard: is it fair to say that this began as sort of a people's uprising and switched to a bit a civil war, and, now, could be considered a religious conflict? >>guest: well, on the last point, sectarian religious part is based on the...
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we were still warring in iraq. four years earlier, so did john kerry. this is hardly knew. getting sanctimonious about it. republicans didn't like it when democrats did. they'm sure the democrats are no fans of republicans doing it now. that is politics. this is rage is politics, too. i'll say this, as jimmy carter. when he claimed the iranian hostage crisis kept him hunkered down in white house and couldn't do anything else, he really was hunkered in the white house, and not doing anything else. i don't know what he doing in there. kennedy was iing to debate him and reagan was iing and eager to debate him. but carter remained are you collusive. only one debate that year. true to his word or maybe true to avoiding appearing less than presidential. but the strategy didn't work out well for carter, which might be while barack obama isn't exactly copying it. saying you are all consumed in the mideast crisis but not so consumed you are actually to be consumed 24/7 at the white house to deal with it. i've had enough of it. white house that dares to call mitt romney opportunenist
we were still warring in iraq. four years earlier, so did john kerry. this is hardly knew. getting sanctimonious about it. republicans didn't like it when democrats did. they'm sure the democrats are no fans of republicans doing it now. that is politics. this is rage is politics, too. i'll say this, as jimmy carter. when he claimed the iranian hostage crisis kept him hunkered down in white house and couldn't do anything else, he really was hunkered in the white house, and not doing anything...
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but the grim statistics recently in afghanistan and iraq. it doesn't seem to me a good exit right now when i see the number of people or dying or i see what is happening there. do the american people want out so badly if we leave, even on grim terms that is good for the president? >> i think -- what i'm talking about he has kept his promises in that regard. look, these are complicated places. you have to ask yourself when you pull out of iraq and you see what is going on now, would it have a matter if we would have stayed for five more years? when you exit out and the chaos that happens between sunni and shea and the in-fighting that is going to happen, as they build a democracy, this isn't going to happen overnight. >> greta: if its matter of keeping promises, he said he closed gitmo. that never happened. second thing, past week there has been a narrative of this crazy, was it a videotape or terrorism and now seems to be terrorism? >> with gitmo, one of the strange things, he hasn't kept a promise the people he upset is the left. people lik
but the grim statistics recently in afghanistan and iraq. it doesn't seem to me a good exit right now when i see the number of people or dying or i see what is happening there. do the american people want out so badly if we leave, even on grim terms that is good for the president? >> i think -- what i'm talking about he has kept his promises in that regard. look, these are complicated places. you have to ask yourself when you pull out of iraq and you see what is going on now, would it...
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the car bombs are a hall washington of al qaeda in iraq. officials say despite the attacks, overall, the violence is down from just a few years ago. >>gregg: it is just three days until an event that could determine the election of the first presidential debate. both candidates are keeping a low public profile to prepare. that is not stopping the campaigns from appearing on the talk show hosts to lay out a strategy. >> what people will see, who is mitt romney? what kind of a president will he be? what are the choices? that is what matters in this debate and all debates. i know what president obama has done. i know the empty promises, broken promises and the stagnant economy. what is mitt romney and paul ryan offering? >> what we will tell the american people on wednesday night is where we are as a country, where we need to go, how we rebuild an economy that makes the middle class secure. with great detail they will tell us what it will do for them in the next four years. >>gregg: chief political correspondent, carl cameron, joins us live fr
the car bombs are a hall washington of al qaeda in iraq. officials say despite the attacks, overall, the violence is down from just a few years ago. >>gregg: it is just three days until an event that could determine the election of the first presidential debate. both candidates are keeping a low public profile to prepare. that is not stopping the campaigns from appearing on the talk show hosts to lay out a strategy. >> what people will see, who is mitt romney? what kind of a...
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they hated us because of iraq and because of guantanamo. they hated us because of the torture -- he used the word and accuses his own country ever torturing. and he is now apologizing and promising to change course. we would no longer be tough. we would be lov show compassion. and we would get out of iraq. he set a deadline for afghanistan. he doesn't support the green revolution in iran. he shows the ayatollahs tremendous respect. he essentially protects them when they are under attack. he gets nowhere on the iran nuclear issue. he is equivocal in the arab spring. he leads from behind in libya. the theory was if we go soft and we are very nice, if we -- if we say [speaking in arabic [enough times, it will be all right. he decided, the theory and therefore the practice is going to be, retreat and withdraw. remember the line he uses? the tide of war is receding. >> sean: exactly. >> that means the tide of american power is receding. and the reason that american interests, schools, embassies, businesses are aflame in the middle-east from tuni
they hated us because of iraq and because of guantanamo. they hated us because of the torture -- he used the word and accuses his own country ever torturing. and he is now apologizing and promising to change course. we would no longer be tough. we would be lov show compassion. and we would get out of iraq. he set a deadline for afghanistan. he doesn't support the green revolution in iran. he shows the ayatollahs tremendous respect. he essentially protects them when they are under attack. he...
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protests in iran, iraq, bangladesh and morocco. and the u.s. is fear that this violence will continue to spread. we'll continue to monitor the situation throughout this hour. joining me with reaction, senator john mccain. i do know personally knew ambassador chris stevens. i am sorry about the loss, both for him, the country and his family and all the other families involved. thank you for being with us. >> thank you for saying that, sean. shawn smith and the other two americans, our hearts and prayers go out to them and their families. thank you. i want to say that chris stevens was one of the finest men that i have had the opportunity and honor of knowing. he came to benghazi on a cargo ship, lived in a hotel, risked his life, every single day. he loved the libya people and he loved america. >> sean: all right. so i am beyond outraged, angry, senator. our embassy is attacked, our flag ripped down, chanting, you know, that is going on in support of al qaeda, et cetera and the official position of the obama administration through their state de
protests in iran, iraq, bangladesh and morocco. and the u.s. is fear that this violence will continue to spread. we'll continue to monitor the situation throughout this hour. joining me with reaction, senator john mccain. i do know personally knew ambassador chris stevens. i am sorry about the loss, both for him, the country and his family and all the other families involved. thank you for being with us. >> thank you for saying that, sean. shawn smith and the other two americans, our...
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four years ago, i promised to end the war in iraq. we did. i promised to refocus on the terrorist who is attackeddous 9/11. and we have. we have blunted the taliban's momum in afghanistan and in 2014, our longest war will be over. a new tower rises above the new york skyline. kai is on the path to defeat and osama bin laden is dead. [cheering] tonight, we pay tribute to the american who is still serve in harm's way. we are forever in debt to a generation whose sacrifice has made this country safer and more respected. we will never forget you. and so long as i am commander in chief, we will sustain the strongest military, the world has ever known. when you take off the uniform, we will serve you as well as you have served us because no one who fights for this country should have to fight for a job or a roof over their head or the care that they need when they come home. around the world, we have strengthened old alians and forged new coalitions to stop the spread of nuclear weapons. we have reasserted our power across the pacific and stood up
four years ago, i promised to end the war in iraq. we did. i promised to refocus on the terrorist who is attackeddous 9/11. and we have. we have blunted the taliban's momum in afghanistan and in 2014, our longest war will be over. a new tower rises above the new york skyline. kai is on the path to defeat and osama bin laden is dead. [cheering] tonight, we pay tribute to the american who is still serve in harm's way. we are forever in debt to a generation whose sacrifice has made this country...
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i mean, invading iraq was part of the transformation that occurred. democracy in iraq created a sort of inaner shah toward more democracy across the middle east. all this -- the problem we have as a country is that we believe if you give democracy to a country, that's. there is no supreme court, there is no institution. >> gretchen: let me be clear, you're saying because president obama wanted to do something very different from what president bush did, at least in his mind, you're saying no matter what the president does in the united states, you still have this mayhem in the middle east? >> you've got sunni and shiite, there are divisions, they're fighting each other for power and influence within the entire region. and saudi arabia. >> is democracy in the middle east a good thing? >> their sense of democracy is different from ours. >> this is the problem. this is the different vision between president bush and president obama. a lot of liberal democrats will say, listen, you can't hand over democracy -- >> no, you can't. >> it's just one thing goin
i mean, invading iraq was part of the transformation that occurred. democracy in iraq created a sort of inaner shah toward more democracy across the middle east. all this -- the problem we have as a country is that we believe if you give democracy to a country, that's. there is no supreme court, there is no institution. >> gretchen: let me be clear, you're saying because president obama wanted to do something very different from what president bush did, at least in his mind, you're saying...
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troops were leaving, iraq. and, added to the chaos, a wave of attacks overnight, these dozens of people dead, the bombing in northern iraq killed 7 police recruits as they waited in line to apply for a job and another attack on a military base near baghdad kills at least ten iraqi soldiers and so far, no one claimed responsibility. for the violence. >> dave: what a disturbing scene in tulsa, oklahoma on saturdays, doctors performing an emergency tracheotomy, to revive an injured player, tulane university safety devon walker suffered a fractured spine, broken neck and collapsed lung on this play and collided head-to-head with his teammate, trying to tackle a sul va player and he was immediately attended to before being taken to a nearby hospital and is in stable condition and will have surgery the next day or so. we are all praying for him. >> alisyn: and, an arizona man honoring the victims of the 9/11 attacks with a moving tribute, chris francis decorated his pickup truck with pictures of the victims, and a si
troops were leaving, iraq. and, added to the chaos, a wave of attacks overnight, these dozens of people dead, the bombing in northern iraq killed 7 police recruits as they waited in line to apply for a job and another attack on a military base near baghdad kills at least ten iraqi soldiers and so far, no one claimed responsibility. for the violence. >> dave: what a disturbing scene in tulsa, oklahoma on saturdays, doctors performing an emergency tracheotomy, to revive an injured player,...
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no one is taking direct responsibility for the attacks with the iraq de kogovernment pg al qaeda. it will take them they were forced out of before the troops with bra from that country last year. >>> political turmoil to go along with the center lines. an iraqi court convicting him and his son-in-law of masterminding the killers of a lawyer and government security official. he denies the charges and has been a fugitive in nearby turkey. the politically charged case is fuelling resentment against the government. >>> a christian pastor in iran spending the first full day with his family after being released from prison. he was incarcerated three years ago after refusing to renounce his christian faith. he originally was sentenced to die but the court reduced the charges and let him go for time served. that pastor's story receiving attention from all over the globe including the state department and house of representatives calling for his release. lauren green joins me now. >> this is a big surprise. there were reports earlier this week that a hint that the judges would level now ch
no one is taking direct responsibility for the attacks with the iraq de kogovernment pg al qaeda. it will take them they were forced out of before the troops with bra from that country last year. >>> political turmoil to go along with the center lines. an iraqi court convicting him and his son-in-law of masterminding the killers of a lawyer and government security official. he denies the charges and has been a fugitive in nearby turkey. the politically charged case is fuelling...
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iraq is not particularly working, afghanistan is not particularly working. we have no strategy for pakistan. egypt is sliding away. remember, the muslim brotherhood, who we all thought it was fairly radical, is now the moderate wing in egypt. there is another group that is far more radical than the muslim brotherhood and i don't think we appreciate yet how much turmoil the region is in. >> we do the assessment and give it the worst case scenario it's as bad as many of us hope it is not, then what do you do? >> i'm actually having a press conference tomorrow at the national press club with scott noble to lay out a strategy. the first thing i think you do is create an american energy policy that creates, as romney said, creates north american independence in this decade. there was a hillary clinton memo in 2010 where she said the saudis are clearly the leading funders of terrorism and we don't seem to be able to get them to stop n this administration we have increased the amount of oil we are buying from sueddy arabia. we are asking them to release more oil so
iraq is not particularly working, afghanistan is not particularly working. we have no strategy for pakistan. egypt is sliding away. remember, the muslim brotherhood, who we all thought it was fairly radical, is now the moderate wing in egypt. there is another group that is far more radical than the muslim brotherhood and i don't think we appreciate yet how much turmoil the region is in. >> we do the assessment and give it the worst case scenario it's as bad as many of us hope it is not,...
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in four short years, he has worked to avert economic calamity, brought a end to the war in iraq examine signed into law historic health care reform. a dream that was already decades overdue. when i called for it at this convention 36 years ago. he has done it all in the face of bitter, unyielding, in fact, unprecedented partisan opposition. president obama has restored the reputation of the united states within the world community. dialogue and collaboration are once again possible with return of spirit of trust and goodwill to our foreign policy. of course, there remains much to do. communities across america and in countries around the world, life is too hard for too many people. we see their struggles and our hearts go out to them. in the coming years, our hands must continue to reach out to them. yet for all that remains to be done, at home and abroad, the evidence is overwhelming. president obama is a leader for america as we face thian slaught of some of the most economicked, domestic and international challenges to confront any u.s. president in modern times. it's up to all of us
in four short years, he has worked to avert economic calamity, brought a end to the war in iraq examine signed into law historic health care reform. a dream that was already decades overdue. when i called for it at this convention 36 years ago. he has done it all in the face of bitter, unyielding, in fact, unprecedented partisan opposition. president obama has restored the reputation of the united states within the world community. dialogue and collaboration are once again possible with return...
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jenna: why should iraq listen to us? >> i think it is very unlikely iraq will listen to us. i think the administration's decision to pull out combat troops simply allowed iran to increase its influence over the maliki government. that is one of the reasons i'm worried about stability in iraq itself. it was one of the consequences entirely predictable when this withdrawal went forward. jenna: but iran has been involved in iraq and iraqi politics now for a while, ambassador, right? we've seen this before. iran's technology has been responsibility for killing our troops in iraq and afghanistan. >> right. and i think the iranian influence in iraq has also been steadily increasing over these past several years. i think another thing to look at, iran using iraqi facilities to smuggle oil out of iran, to sell it on the world markets as iraqi oil or to allow it to be used inside iraq. there are any number of ways in which the two governments are cooperating to the disadvantage of the united states and our other friends in the region. jenna: ambassador, i'm looking at the headline up
jenna: why should iraq listen to us? >> i think it is very unlikely iraq will listen to us. i think the administration's decision to pull out combat troops simply allowed iran to increase its influence over the maliki government. that is one of the reasons i'm worried about stability in iraq itself. it was one of the consequences entirely predictable when this withdrawal went forward. jenna: but iran has been involved in iraq and iraqi politics now for a while, ambassador, right? we've...
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we have a president that is announcing we are retreating from afghanistan and iraq so we can do nation building at home. won't meet with netanyahu and draw a red line for their nuclear program. weakness is provocative. >> what happened to diplomacy, gentlemen? are you saying we should go to the war? [ talking over each other ] >> sean: stop apologizing for the pretext which is this ad which is the and cause is weakness. also coming up, a despicable and anti-christian piece. what they called so-called art is set to make return to new york and backlash from the white house is non-existent. no tv ads condemning the work and no shot of hillary clinton calling it deplorable and likely party to venorate this trash. party to venorate this trash. do you see a doubltçtçtçtçtç@@ jack, you're a little boring. boring. boring. [ jack ] after lauren broke up with me, i went to the citi private pass page and decided to be...not boring. that's how i met marilyn... giada... really good. yes! [ jack ] ...and alicia. ♪ this girl is on fire [ male announcer ] use any citi card to get the benefits
we have a president that is announcing we are retreating from afghanistan and iraq so we can do nation building at home. won't meet with netanyahu and draw a red line for their nuclear program. weakness is provocative. >> what happened to diplomacy, gentlemen? are you saying we should go to the war? [ talking over each other ] >> sean: stop apologizing for the pretext which is this ad which is the and cause is weakness. also coming up, a despicable and anti-christian piece. what...
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i haven't seen, obviously in iraq and afghanistan we have heavy security. but in libya, i don't understand. the state department and regional security officers are a terrific bunch of people. i don't understand how they, they missed the risk assessment on this facility? >> a civilian could predict that. it is 9/11 in libya. you are a marine and guarding the embassy, why was their no marines there? >> the administration miss today by a lone shot. a month or year ago, we should have had fast team necessary place like libya and sud an. >> and a fast team quick response if there is a problem? >> no, we should have had these, these fast teams or the fleet of anti-terrorist security that we are trying to deploy. sudan is refusing to allow a fast team in place. i hope that the obama administration forces it right down their throat. >> we had to beg president morsi from egypt to apologize or send condollence. not apologize. why did he not have the ambassador have the security he deserved. >> the fast team should have been in plast last year. the obama administratio
i haven't seen, obviously in iraq and afghanistan we have heavy security. but in libya, i don't understand. the state department and regional security officers are a terrific bunch of people. i don't understand how they, they missed the risk assessment on this facility? >> a civilian could predict that. it is 9/11 in libya. you are a marine and guarding the embassy, why was their no marines there? >> the administration miss today by a lone shot. a month or year ago, we should have...
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. >> it's also, look at iraq and also reduced our leverage on players that are inclined to help us. there was news, again, just this week of overflights from iran to syria and the iraqi government basically can't do anything about it because we don't have a u.s. presence there anymore. >> and joe biden asked the president of iraq to please stop these flights and he's been rebuffed. and some say we may have to withdraw the aid if you don't stop the flight. but they don't have-- >> leverage. >> we have a lot less leverage with them. should mitt romney make foreign policy more after issue in the campaign? >> i think that obama is actually vulnerable on foreign policy. there's an image that obama got usama there for-- and dan points out, a very bad position, increasingly aggressive enough on the part of the east and iran rushing towards a nuclear weapon. >> paul: he can do that,'s he going to have an opportunity one of the debates almost all on foreign policy. i know bret can't wait for that. well, forget the middle east, if you're following presidential campaign, you may think that chi
. >> it's also, look at iraq and also reduced our leverage on players that are inclined to help us. there was news, again, just this week of overflights from iran to syria and the iraqi government basically can't do anything about it because we don't have a u.s. presence there anymore. >> and joe biden asked the president of iraq to please stop these flights and he's been rebuffed. and some say we may have to withdraw the aid if you don't stop the flight. but they don't have--...
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only six from iraq. 1600 from the vietnam war. we think about them. and we pray for the families. that's it for us on "the five." have a great weekend. bye. >> bret: what really happened at the u.s. consulate in libya? why does the official story keep changing, as new anti-american violence erupts in another country? this is "special report." ♪ ♪ >> bret: good evening, i'm bret baier. we'll have team coverage of the account of deadly attack on americans in a minute. first, pakistanis took to the street to protest, encouraged by the government. what transpired quickly turned violent and then deadly. across pakistan. at least 19 people died today in the worst anti-american protest going on in half a dozen countries in the region. the total debt count since the protection began stands at 49 now. correspondent leland vittert is watching the developing story from cairo. >> from pakistan to iran, sri lanka to lebanon, iraq to india, american flag and effigies of president obama burned. riot police battled for control of the street. and walls of tear gas protected american embassies
only six from iraq. 1600 from the vietnam war. we think about them. and we pray for the families. that's it for us on "the five." have a great weekend. bye. >> bret: what really happened at the u.s. consulate in libya? why does the official story keep changing, as new anti-american violence erupts in another country? this is "special report." ♪ ♪ >> bret: good evening, i'm bret baier. we'll have team coverage of the account of deadly attack on americans in a...
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i haven't seen, obviously in iraq and afghanistan we have heavy security. but in libya, i don't understand. the state department and regional security officers are a terrific bunch of people. i don't understand how they, they missed the risk assessment on this facility? >> a civilian could predict that. it is 9/11 in libya. you are a marine and guarding the embassy, why was their no marines there? >> the administration miss today by a lone shot. a month or year ago, we should have had fast team necessary place like libya and sud an. >> and a fast team quick response if there is a problem? >> no, we should have had these, these fast teams or the fleet of anti-terrorist security that we are trying to deploy. sudan is refusing to allow a fast team in place. i hope that the obama administration forces it right down their throat. >> we had to beg president morsi from egypt to apologize or send condollence. not apologize. why did he not have the ambassador have the security he deserved. >> the fast team should have been in plast last year. the obama administratio
i haven't seen, obviously in iraq and afghanistan we have heavy security. but in libya, i don't understand. the state department and regional security officers are a terrific bunch of people. i don't understand how they, they missed the risk assessment on this facility? >> a civilian could predict that. it is 9/11 in libya. you are a marine and guarding the embassy, why was their no marines there? >> the administration miss today by a lone shot. a month or year ago, we should have...
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so you now have iran and iraq with no american presence. afghanistan, a completely different situation where the president from the very beginning started announcing the time table for withdrawal said, okay, we will surge, but we won't give two complete fighting seasons. it's common sense, you don't have to be a brain surgeon here to understand that when you tell the enemy, listen, we are going to surge but we are out of there by this date, the enemy will sit back and wait in a situation as dangerous as those two countries are, for our allies to feel that they don't have a strong partner, it is going to be very difficult for them to stand up with us. i would say what is happening in iraq and afghanistan, bog, in addition to what is happening in the region, are in many ways, a direct result of the administration's policy. >> let me ask you, what do we do now? in light of the fact that this is a situation where we have -- if you were -- if you were president, what would you do? >> i would say, number 1, we are going to absolutely bring justic
so you now have iran and iraq with no american presence. afghanistan, a completely different situation where the president from the very beginning started announcing the time table for withdrawal said, okay, we will surge, but we won't give two complete fighting seasons. it's common sense, you don't have to be a brain surgeon here to understand that when you tell the enemy, listen, we are going to surge but we are out of there by this date, the enemy will sit back and wait in a situation as...
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this group trained fighters to afghanistan and iraq. and the lfig has been known to send fighters to syria. bill: they were blaming the film for a time and apparently that will go to the wayside. how does the administration explain the disconnect of the explanation anything? >> reporter: after the head of the counterterrorism center confirmed at the open hearing this was a terrorist attack the white house spokesman two hours later seemed to struggle to explain why the so-called demonstrators brought rpg's and used mortgage tas -- mortars. >> as i said last week as our ambassador to the united nations said on sunday as i said the other day, based on what we know and now, and knew at the time, we have no evidence of a preplanned or premeditated attack. this however remains under investigation. >> reporter: but there is video shot by the reuters news service, you see it here, that is the night of the attack in benghazi. describes the men carrying rpg's as ex-rebels. there is no sign of a significant demonstration at this time. before bengh
this group trained fighters to afghanistan and iraq. and the lfig has been known to send fighters to syria. bill: they were blaming the film for a time and apparently that will go to the wayside. how does the administration explain the disconnect of the explanation anything? >> reporter: after the head of the counterterrorism center confirmed at the open hearing this was a terrorist attack the white house spokesman two hours later seemed to struggle to explain why the so-called...
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ended iraq war on george w. bush's schedule and afghanistan in 2014 he then counts those savings. this is $800 billion in interest payments and he call that's a spending cut. no account for $716 billion from medicare he's borrowing from medicare and has to repay. if you look at his budget what he's put there in black and white and ask congress to pass versus g.o.p. house budget president obama calls for a trillion dollars more in spending than is called for in-house republican budget and $300 billion more in taxes so this is increasing the deficit above what republicans have been suggesting we do. yet, tonight went out there and said i'm going to cut this $4 trillion wasn't believable. >> and that is one of the things last week in tampa is this theme if you didn't build it they've been slamming the president for that. tonight we didn't hear that but that was the theme is that everyone sort of worked together as a community and citizen. soy thought he was directly trying to respond to that without using buzz word
ended iraq war on george w. bush's schedule and afghanistan in 2014 he then counts those savings. this is $800 billion in interest payments and he call that's a spending cut. no account for $716 billion from medicare he's borrowing from medicare and has to repay. if you look at his budget what he's put there in black and white and ask congress to pass versus g.o.p. house budget president obama calls for a trillion dollars more in spending than is called for in-house republican budget and $300...
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very briefly could i tell you in iraq it is unraveling. they just convicted the president to death penalty. al-qaida is resurgance. the relations between the three different enities sunni and shia and kurds is breaking down. iran is influence is increasing and iranian planes is flying over iraq to syria with arms for assad as we speak. in afghanistan we have had to adopt a policy and not training with the afghan troops, thoo moons they will not be ready to take over the responsibilitis and frankly they never were and so we have to evaluate our whole situation. the attack on the base in kandahar was the most offensive. we lost 200 million worth of airplanes in the death and tragic death of two marines and in syria, the massacre goes on. and finally in iran we continue on the collision course and the administration continues to try to urge the israelis not to attack iran rather than telling iran we are with the israelis and we have drawn red lines and they can't cross them. >> you are asking that we halt the draw down of u.s. forces there? >
very briefly could i tell you in iraq it is unraveling. they just convicted the president to death penalty. al-qaida is resurgance. the relations between the three different enities sunni and shia and kurds is breaking down. iran is influence is increasing and iranian planes is flying over iraq to syria with arms for assad as we speak. in afghanistan we have had to adopt a policy and not training with the afghan troops, thoo moons they will not be ready to take over the responsibilitis and...
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what started in egypt and libya now spread to yemen, tunisia, iraq, elsewhere. at this hour, two navy destroy years plus a team of marines are scrambling in the persian gulf. go live to fox news foreign correspondent leland vittert on the ground in cairo. put a picture -- >> reporter: eric, this i belowe is a large street battle going back and forth between the egyptian police and riots in egypt as they try to storm the u.s. embassy, the egyptian police now 48 hours after the rioters got inside the compound are able to push these people back using a combination of tear gas, and rubber bullets that is now continuing well in the night here. 11:00 p.m. in cairo. it's still going strong. ricochets of the rubber bullets is piercing the air here in cairo. the difference, though, the equipages police defending the embassy compound and keeping the rioters out. they're a combination of heavily anti-american and angry over the anti-prophet muhammad movie. a number of them chanting "with our blood, our soul we defend you, o, prophet." injuries in the hundreds. one thing eg
what started in egypt and libya now spread to yemen, tunisia, iraq, elsewhere. at this hour, two navy destroy years plus a team of marines are scrambling in the persian gulf. go live to fox news foreign correspondent leland vittert on the ground in cairo. put a picture -- >> reporter: eric, this i belowe is a large street battle going back and forth between the egyptian police and riots in egypt as they try to storm the u.s. embassy, the egyptian police now 48 hours after the rioters got...
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is he saying he would not withdraw from iraq? he would rather we still be there? the consequences of what he is imlying are not policies that would be popular with americans right now. so, it makes it hard, he has the sweeping language how he wanted to project strength but he will not say what that means. strength can be military force or spending more on foreign aid, it is not clear what the actions would be. >>chris: even if romney's timing was wrong, there is a legitimate debate to have over the president's foreign policy and we had some of i today with ambassador rice and congressman rogers. yet i talked to top officials in the romney campaign who have no plans for major foreign policy speech in the next few weeks before the debates. the question is, why not? i keep home alive they will think they should address the issue that is on the mind of we every american now. what is going on over there? why is it happening? what would the next president do to address it? it is crazy not to address it. that is what people want to hear about. i heard from a congressiona
is he saying he would not withdraw from iraq? he would rather we still be there? the consequences of what he is imlying are not policies that would be popular with americans right now. so, it makes it hard, he has the sweeping language how he wanted to project strength but he will not say what that means. strength can be military force or spending more on foreign aid, it is not clear what the actions would be. >>chris: even if romney's timing was wrong, there is a legitimate debate to...
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the prime minister says iraq is enraching uranium needed to for iran. the u.s. said it favors sinkses a sinkses and has not ruled out the possibility of action. are to go to fox news.com. >> mike: congresswoman, you were critical of obama's actions. let's talk to that. and how do you feel he handled the after math of this situation to concerns that you had a year ago. i said it was wrong per barak obama to come in. and he started bombing libya and gaddafi, no one loved gaddafi and he was neutral and working with us on different issues and now the problem was. we knew we had a lot of al-qaida in libya and recruited to kill our troops in iraq. if you desuppose gaddafi, the question is who is next? who will take over. that's the problem that we are seeing in libya? it is complete lawlessness in a break down of society and a lot of weapons that went missing when gaddafi was desupposed and a lot of those weapons are now in the middle east. >> mike: one of the people killed hours before he was killed, he said we are fearful that there will be an attack. i hope we don'
the prime minister says iraq is enraching uranium needed to for iran. the u.s. said it favors sinkses a sinkses and has not ruled out the possibility of action. are to go to fox news.com. >> mike: congresswoman, you were critical of obama's actions. let's talk to that. and how do you feel he handled the after math of this situation to concerns that you had a year ago. i said it was wrong per barak obama to come in. and he started bombing libya and gaddafi, no one loved gaddafi and he was...